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July 10, 2014, 7:23 a.m.
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Josh Ruebner explains "why do BDS" at Boston College
July 9, 2014, 5:57 p.m.
In today's episode we present Josh Ruebner speaking September 2013 at a Students for Justice for Palestine event at Boston College. He explains the abysmal history of the US's duplicity against the Palestinians, especially including by Obama, and why we all need to engage in BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) against the brutal Israeli occupation.
Ruebner is National Advocacy Director of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, a national coalition of more than 400 organizations working to change U.S. policy towards Israel/Palestine to support human rights, international law, and equality. His current book is "Shattered Hopes: Why Obama Failed to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace" (Verso Books, 2013).
Ruebner is a former Analyst in Middle East Affairs at Congressional Research Service, a federal government agency providing Members of Congress with policy analysis. He co-founded Jews for Peace in Palestine and Israel in 2000, which has since merged with Jewish Voice for Peace.
Emergency Interview about Gaza
July 9, 2014, 4:42 p.m.
Ehab Lotayef reports on the dire situation in Gaza, and also the status of Gaza's Ark, which has been affected by Israel's latest incursion.
July 9, 2014, 3:50 p.m.
The first hour of Rural War Room's four-hour weekly radio broadcast 10pm-2am central time from KABF 88.3 FM Little Rock, Arkansas. Details on the international works of Rural War Room - Facebook, Blogspot, Youtube, Twitter, Soundcloud, Google+, Tumblr, http://www.RuralWarRoom.com @ruralwarroom - click Series above for full archive
July 9, 2014, 3:37 p.m.
Heard live on local 107.3 fm Wed 8-10pm
July 9, 2014, 3:33 p.m.
The second hour of Rural War Room's four-hour weekly radio broadcast 10pm-2am central time from KABF 88.3 FM Little Rock, Arkansas. Details on the international works of Rural War Room - Facebook, Blogspot, Youtube, Twitter, Soundcloud, Google+, Tumblr, http://www.RuralWarRoom.com @ruralwarroom - click Series above for full archive
The Best Hope For A Sustainable Future On Earth
July 9, 2014, 3:04 p.m.
Saving The Forests
The United Nations' program to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from deforestation and degradation, REDD, started with great promise. But Amy Moas, a senior forest campaigner for Greenpeace in Indonesia, tells Steve Curwood that very little progress has actually been made.
Source: living on earth: REDD Today
The Best Hope For A Sustainable Future On Earth
Alan Weisman explains the impact of human populations on the environment and infrastructure. Alan relates developments from Iran. In 1987, a month after its bloody conflict with Iraq ended, Ayatollah Khomeini ordered the development of what Alan calls the best voluntary family-planning program in the world. It has since cut the average family size from eight children to fewer than two.
Alanâs cogent and forthright global inquiry shows how education, womenâs equality, and family planning can curb poverty, thirst, hunger, and environmental destruction. Alan makes a strong case for slowing global population growth as a prerequisite for achieving a sustainable future.
Melanie Lenart is Adjunct Professor at University of Arizona, Soil, Water and Environmental Science Department.
Source: C-SPAN: Book Discussion on Countdown
Music includes Gabrielle Agachiko - Climate Message, Neil Young - After The Gold Rush, David Rovics - Who Will Tell The People, William Clinton 1-20-1997, The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again, Capitol Steps - Spider Hole, Jimmy Carter 1979, David Rovics - Strike A Blow Against The Empire, Will Smith - Tell Me Why, Tom Neilson - These Colors Don't Run (the world), Capitol Steps - I Wrecked My Heart With Spam and Crisco, Capitol Steps - Aristocrats Since The Cradle, Thelonious Monk - Off Minor
July 9, 2014, 2:27 p.m.
The third hour of Rural War Room's four-hour weekly radio broadcast 10pm-2am central time from KABF 88.3 FM Little Rock, Arkansas. Details on the international works of Rural War Room - Facebook, Blogspot, Youtube, Twitter, Soundcloud, Google+, Tumblr, http://www.RuralWarRoom.com @ruralwarroom - click Series above for full archive
#332 -- Is It Time To Stop Drinking Coke? (R)
July 9, 2014, 2:20 p.m.
A manufacturer's dream: remove those pesky union organizers with your own death squad! Coca-Cola's bottlers in Colombia have done this for years. Here's the story in prose (by Julian Borger) and song (by David Rovics).
If you'd prefer to die more slowly, try drinking a whole lot of Diet Coke--or any other food containing aspartame (NutraSweet). James Corbett explains.
Fun Fact: What do NutraSweet & the Iraq War have in common? Donald Rumsfeld!
Winnipeg People's Social Forum
July 9, 2014, 1:59 p.m.
Winnipeg People's Social Forum is interested in labour, poverty, pipelines, Indigenous matters and much more. They want to have government accountable and to stop government where government is headed in the wrong direction. The meeting was on the 5th of July 2014, and there will be a large caravan coming by Winnipeg to have some of us join in it to got to Ottawa for a much bigger event 18th of August.
July 9, 2014, 1:54 p.m.
The fourth hour of Rural War Room's four-hour weekly radio broadcast 10pm-2am central time from KABF 88.3 FM Little Rock, Arkansas. Details on the international works of Rural War Room - Facebook, Blogspot, Youtube, Twitter, Soundcloud, Google+, Tumblr, http://www.RuralWarRoom.com @ruralwarroom - click Series above for full archive
Mazin Qumsiyeh reports from Palestine
July 9, 2014, 12:11 p.m.
Qumsiyeh cites murders of Palestinians before abduction of Israelis that media ignores; of mass arrests including prisoners freed on prior agreements; of media cover-up of Israeli crimes; of Lobby-controlled USG ignoring beating of American cousin of murdered Palestinian boy; how Israel uses Palestinians as 'lab rats' to test new weapons; compares Abbas, PA to Vichy regime in France in WW2; citing Algeria and other former colonies, says intifadas will continue until Palestine is liberated
Jeff Blankfort: News/Op:Israel Palestine, BDS, Ukraine & More
July 9, 2014, 11:33 a.m.
Blankfort notes Presbyterian divestment vote and Jewish community reaction; Indyk quitting after blaming Israel for talks failure; of Israel's mass arrests and exploitation of teen abduction; holes in official story; of Lieberman-Netanyahu 'conflict' over response to Gaza rockets; quotes interview with US photog in East Ukraine; reads ads from Nat. Assn of Manufacturers and US Chamber of Commerce opposing US sanctions on Russia; reports climate change 'hero' Tom Steyer's conflict of interest.
City CarShare CEO Rick Hutchinson
July 9, 2014, 11:17 a.m.
Shared mobility â itâs a concept that might be a little foreign to the millions of Americans who get in their cars by themselves everyday and embark on a solo, carbon-intensive oh-so-individual drive to wherever they need to go. But there are new converts to the shared mobility model every day. City CarShare is a San Francisco Bay Area-based non-profit that provides its members with temporary cars. The organizationâs mission is actually to take cars off the road by allowing more city-dwellers to eschew car ownership altogether.
This week on Sea Change Radio, host Alex Wise sits down with the CEO of City Car Share, Rick Hutchinson, to discuss the ins and outs of the car sharing industry â how it works, who makes money from it, and why it offers a more sustainable alternative to the status quo.
Between the Lines' for the Week Ending July 18, 2014
July 9, 2014, 8:03 a.m.
Flood of Immigrant Children at U.S. Border Prompts Urgent Demand for Immigration Reform ; In Harris v Quinn case SCOTUS Rules that Home Care Workers Donât Have to Pay Union Dues; Only Diplomacy and Negotiations Can Resolve Iraq's Current Crisis, Not Further U.S. Military Intervention
July 9, 2014, 7:57 a.m.
July 9, 2014, 7:51 a.m.
AssentWorks with Kerry Stevenson
July 9, 2014, 6:17 a.m.
Kerry talks of the shop he helps run, where citizens can sign up pay a fee and get lots of use of wood working machine, metal working machines and much more. They include vary new technology and also include the new and exciting 3D printers.
July 9, 2014, 4:39 a.m.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Show - A musical mid-life crisis -- a late-night search for meaning and happiness airs on WRIR LP Monday nights from 11 PM to 1 AM. Stream the show @ www.wrir.org
July 9, 2014, 12:46 a.m.
first of all, thanks to george from the horsehead nebula show for covering dog germs last week...killer playlist!
well i'll be back for the show tonight bringing you a healthy dose of new music from kevorkian death cycle, cocksure, e-craft, freaky mind, everything goes cold, the search, obsidian fx, and beauty queen autopsy!
all this great stuff and much more, including your requests!
***upcoming event***:
vaxsination: i am not mentioning this on the air, but i'm djing at fallout on wednesday, july 16th, 10 pm-2 am. there is no cover to get in...if you like the dog germs music, then you will probably like the vaxsination music! hope to see you all there!
upcoming shows:
technophobia, void vision, curse on july 19th @ black cat, washington, d.c.
name of the rose, asylum xiii, little black rain clouds, july 31st @ riffhouse pub, chesapeake, va
nine inch nails and soundgarden, august 4th @ jiffy lube live, bristow, va
nine inch nails and soundgarden, august 5th @ farm bureau live, virginia beach, va
x on aug. 20th @ black cat, washington, d.c.
grendel and ludovico technique, august 24th @ fallout, richmond, va
erasure on sept. 19th & 20th @ 9:30 club, washington, d.c.
kasabian on sept. 28th @ 9:30 club, washington, d.c.
electrix six on oct. 7th @ black cat, washington, d.c.
the damned and t.s.o.l. on oct. 26th @ black cat, washington, d.c.
interviews Ana Collins Indigenous Coordinator for the Peoples Social Forum
July 8, 2014, 11:35 p.m.
Co-host Stuart Richardson speaks to Ana Collins, Indigenous Coordinator for the Peoples Social Forum about the purpose and critical role a social forum can have in social change.
The Peoplesâ Social Forum, to be held in Ottawa, August 21-24, 2014, is about relationship building, bringing people together who donât usually work together but who might be working on common causes, changing the nature of future relationships, honouring treaties, changing the structure of how things are done on this land, and respecting the teachings that the land has for us.
This historic 4-day gathering will open with traditional Algonquin ceremony on Victoria Island. At the University of Ottawa, and other sites in the city, at hundreds of workshops, presentations, panels, movement assemblies, demonstrations and arts and cultural events we will all teach and we will all learn. We will see the interconnectedness of all our struggles and we will build a better future together in good relationships.
July 8, 2014, 8:22 p.m.
The War on Women escalated with 2 June Supreme Court rulings, ending buffer zones at abortion clinics & letting corporations deny birth control. Sunsara Taylor talks about this and the Abortion Rights Freedom Ride: Ground Zero Texas in August. Keith David does a reading of Frederick Douglass' 1852 speech, "What to the Slave is Your Fourth of July?" Plus Bob Avakian, âWhy Do People Come Here From All Over the World?â from Revolution, Why Itâs Necessary, Why Itâs Possible and What Itâs All About.
The motherland Influence July 6, 2014
July 8, 2014, 5:34 p.m.
African, Latin & Caribbean music.
July 8, 2014, 5:11 p.m.
93.3 FM,CFRU Guelph - Friday 6PM ET,Saturday 11PM ET
Tuesday 9PM ET,The Scope at Ryerson,Toronto
101.9 FM CFUV, Victoria, B.C.,Tuesday midnight/Wednesday morning PT.
CKDU 88.1 FM, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Friday overnight/Saturday morning 2:30AM AT.
CFRC 101.9 FM, Sunday 11PM ET, Kingston, Ontario.
The Other Black Music July 6, 2014
July 8, 2014, 4:51 p.m.
Broadcasting from WRIR-LP 97.3 FM and www.wrir.org in Richmond, Virginia USA. "The Other Black Music" broadcast Black music ignored by other Richmond stations. Soul, Zydeco, Funk, Afro-Pop, Blues and more. Every other Sunday 3-5pm EST
Citizen Koch - A film on radio production
July 8, 2014, 4:26 p.m.
Workers rights, human rights and the responsibility to stop wars
July 8, 2014, 3:31 p.m.
The two Phils discuss cultural wars, including the censoring of the 1954 film "Salt of the Earth," concerning the struggle of New Mexico miners. Women and children picketed after male miners were banned from picketing.
Conlon and Taylor also discuss Wal-Mart's battle with Quebec's workers, and the disgusting spectacle of Human Rights Watch (HRW) promoting sectarian conflict in the Middle East.
How Quebec bookstores survived
July 8, 2014, 3:12 p.m.
Montreal-based publisher Robin Philpot (Baraka Books) explains that Quebec has survived the bookstore demise due to its regulation (certified publishers, bookstores, distributors) and 100 percent Quebec ownership. Half of Canadian books are sold in Quebec which has only 23 percent of the Canadian population. Regulating the market, which guarantees sales to institutions, and legislating fixed prices are necessary for the survival of bookstores. They also discuss the cultural value of books, as in the example of Mick Lowe's, "The Raids."
Lac-Megantic Rail Tragedy One Year Anniversary
July 8, 2014, 3:02 p.m.
Phil Taylor, Phil Conlon and Robin Philpot discuss the Lac-Mégantic railway tragedy, the increase in carloads of crude oil from 144 carloads in 2007 to 127,924 carloads in 2013, the new Liberal leadership that is considering reversing the current Quebec ban against fracking, the export of oil from the tarsands in Alberta, and privatization/profits trumping People's rights and environmental integrity.
July 8, 2014, 2:20 p.m.
Run for Rights Funds for Grass Roots organisations that work towards rights.